This August we celebrated our 11th annual KULTURA Filipino Arts Festival, promoting Filipino-Canadian art, culture, cuisine and goods! The three day event took KULTURA festival goers around Toronto from OCAD university, to our Kapisanan Centre in Kensington Market, and finishing off with our finale at Nathan Phillips Square. Don’t sweat if you missed out -- here’s our recap of our #KulturaTO 2016 weekend!
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“Kapisanan helped me to get out of my comfort zone, to recognize my strength on working with people, and to believe in my talent.”
We interviewed Ranelle Aquino, KULTURA's 2016 Junior Event Coordinator. At this year's KULTURA Live! Stage, before her HATAW performance, Ranelle was presented the Bayanihan Volunteer of the Year Award by The Firm of Justin Chan Criminal Defence. Get to know our Volunteer of the year in the interview here!
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From Instagram: CLUTCH x NAV. We mapped our bodies, stories, and explored our roots that span the Pacific ocean. #FilipinxYouth #filipino #pinay #the6ix #Toronto #arts #identity
Video by CLUTCH vol. 8 Participant Armie Bulatao
Filipinos, Tradition and Physicality: exploring traditional martial arts and embodiment.
Facilitated by Guro JB Ramos of Combat Science - Warrior Arts of Asia
As part of Toronto Artscape Inc.’s Outdoor Arts Program, Toronto-based Filipino artists, Julius Poncelet Manupul, Kristina Guison, and Tim Manalo collaborated with Regent Park, Cabbagetown and the surrounding neighbourhoods to lead in Bayanihan: An Interactive Art Installation at Daniels Spectrum for the 8th Annual KULTURA Filipino Arts Festival in 2013.
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Poem by CLUTCH vol. 8 Participant Hannah Guanlao
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Written by NAV vol. 3 Participant: Paolo Dungao
Last Saturday, CLUTCH and NAV joined forces once again to defeat the evil forces of eurocentrism and colonialism! Just kidding … ish. We did, however, have a great time exploring our cultural and familial roots through a collaborative mapping exercise.
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Written by NAV vol. 3 Participant: John Smith
The weather has been unpredictable lately. Last Saturday I was caught by surprise, not suspecting rainclouds to dramatically roll in over the morning sun. Yet just as the heavens send us rain so that seeds may find strength to blossom, so too are we given tears to wash away pain and heal. I did not know this is what a few peers, including myself, would show and share that Saturday.
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Track & Photo Essay by NAV Vol. 3 Participant: Martin Aquino with contributing photos by NAV Vol. 3 Participant Paolo Dungao
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Written & Edited by CLUTCH Vol. 8 Participant: Jessica Chiong
CLUTCH visited various art galleries and museums this past Saturday, searching for identity and representation of ourselves as individuals and as a culture through the work of other artists, while simply appreciating them for the wonderful pieces they are.
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